Soon-to-Be Bride Jessica Simpson Talks What's Next… We're Listening

Jessica Simpson—pop princess turned fashion mogul—told REDBOOK she's still "the all-American good girl" she was growing up, and we totally believe her. For more exclusive candid moments, read her quotes and the feature in the February issue of REDBOOK—on newsstands January 14—or download the iPad edition here.

Eric didn’t give a s--t about her weight gain

Eric didn’t give a s--t about her weight gain

Jessica gained 70 pounds during her first pregnancy (with daughter Maxwell) and took some flack from the press—but never from fiancé Eric Johnson. “He was totally supportive—100 percent there for me,” says Jessica. “He wasn’t worried about what I was going to look like afterward—and that was liberating. There are a lot of men out there that don’t like what happens to a woman’s body when she’s pregnant. I think it’s just the sexiest thing. I felt sexy lying around with my big belly and I felt sexy stuffing my face.”

She’s got a thing for fried chicken

She’s got a thing for fried chicken

Jessica discovered she was pregnant with her son, Ace, just seven months after Maxwell was born. At that point, “I had lost 50 pounds on Weight Watchers—and had a good 20-plus pounds to go,” she says. “Having been on Weight Watchers helped me make wiser decisions about what I was eating the second time around. That said, I still gained a whole lot of weight during my second pregnancy. There was no way I was going to be on a diet or obsess about my baby weight. I’m a Southern girl and I like Southern food—fried chicken, mashed potatoes—but instead of having that three times a week, I’d have it only one time.” [Laughs]